Contracts Manager

Contract Management & Legal Support

• Support NI Strategic Sourcing FAB/ATP Master Category in legal topics and contract negotiations.
• Analyze needs and propose straightforward and innovative ideas in line with business requirements.
• Implement and maintain the contractual Mode of Operation for FAB/ATP in alignment with other Contract Managers in the NISS team, ensuring traceability, transparency, and compliance with Nokia policies and regulations.
• Provide close collaboration with the category team, supporting legal and contracting activities (drafting/set-up, negotiations, escalations, signatures, storing, and archiving) in cooperation with NI Sourcing Operations and L&C.
• Support the supplier manager in the claim management process.
• Support in Power of Attorney questions.
• Monitor contract coverage targets for the FAB/ATP Master Category.
• Ensure adherence to legal, compliance, SOX, and legal audit requirements.
• Conduct legal process and contract risk assessments.
• Identify and mitigate risks in contracts.
• Implement templates, processes, and legal specific requirements to optimize category management skill sets.
• Drive innovation in the legal landscape, with other Contract Managers including CLM tool assessment and enhancement
• Share best practices.

Key Inputs

• Legal process & contract assessment, draft, negotiation support
• Legal process & contract risk assessment
• Use case specific contract templates
• Contract consolidation
• Best practice sharing

Key Interfaces

• Head of NI Sourcing Operations, FAB/ATPM Master Category Head, Category Managers
• NI L&C
• NISS Contract Managers
• Supplier Quality Teams
• Suppliers

This role requires regular collaboration with teams operating in US time zones, including occasional availability during US business hours.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with 8+ years of experience supporting sourcing managers, Legal, or Procurement in supplier contract management.
• Strong legal knowledge and understanding with expertise in process and contract management, contract drafting, negotiation, and risk mitigation.
• Effective communicator with full command of English and ability to cross-boundary collaboration.
• Strong influencing, assertiveness, and decision-making abilities.